Some Videos with Shihan William

Here are some videos we took while training together. Katas may look different and executed different, but not to worry....just think of eating a burger at MacDonalds and Burger King. Both are burgers, just a difference in taste and preference Y(^^)Y

Fooled around with the software and made a Yokokuhen to preview. (^^)

   

Our Kihon kata series 1 - 3 Also known as Taikyoku (some changes added)

(^^) Just as the title states the Young (William) and the Old (me)

Our explorations in to doing kata at higher speed

All in all a great time! BTW that is the famous Diamonh Head in the background.

OSU and Alooooooha!

Shihan William in Hawaii (^^)

Yesterday My Pokemons and Adults at Makiki Dojo had the pleasure of training under William Shihan's supervision. (^^) As many of the readers of this blog know, William started with me while in elementary school and just finished his medical education and is now a Doctor. It was really great to see and practice with him once again. Some photos and videos of this visit.

The usual chaos in getting a group photo (^^)

Shihan William with the Makiki Dojo Ladies

The three musketeers! Me, William and "Da Boss"

No practice is complete without a good meal afterwards!

The usual Kihon and Ido with a slight variation that the Pokemons are not used to.

Things start to get slightly complicated. (^^)

Everyone's favorite kumite time! 

It was really great to see William again and the Pokemons certainly enjoyed his training. Hopefully in the near future Yokohama and Makiki can have a gasshuku in Hawaii. Y(^^)Y

Honolulu Festival 2013 Y(^^)Y

  This past weekend was the Honolulu Festival, an international scale "Omatsuri" Japan style complete with Mikoshi and Nebuta! The finale is the 2 hour parade with over 40 groups and fireworls from Nagaoka. Enjoy the pictures. (^^)

No parade in Hawaii is complete without the Chinese dragon dance!

Our south Pacific island friends in action!

This was the biggest group from a high school in Japan!  The line was loooong!

Then fun part of the parade is that all sorts of groups get to do their thing!

A new style of Tahitian dance?? 

A jump rope group from Ritsumeikan University.

Go to have your beauty queens. (^^) These two are form Hiroshima.

Local Princesses.  I think Cherry Blossom Pageant

Quite a few groups form the Chinese community.

Nice with the yukata. Also had good rhythm (^^)

The dragon had a tummy ache after eating the traffic light!

Not sure what this group was, but they sure moved a lot!

Nebuta lanterns

Fire works out at the beach.

My favorite shot (^^)

The technicians came all the way from Nagaoka, Japan.

A spectacular finale !!